new release Archive
17 Jun 2014
DVD Review: Morrissey — 25Live
In pop culture, certain truths evolve into long-running inside jokes. For example, if you booked Sly Stone for a gig, you could count on him (a) not showing up, (b) […]
16 Jun 2014
Album Review: The “5” Royales – Soul & Swagger
There are a select few acts in musical history that didn’t sell a ton of records, yet exerted influence far beyond what their chart action might suggest. Among the most […]
13 Jun 2014
RPWL in Color and in Black and White: The Yogi Lang Interview, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: From the beginning, RPWL has always sung its lyrics in English. I assume that is because English is more or less the language of […]
12 Jun 2014
RPWL in Color and in Black and White: The Yogi Lang Interview, Part One
Freising, Germany-based RPWL came together in 1997, initially as a Pink Floyd cover/tribute band. But the group quickly moved beyond the limitations of covering Floyd, creating their own original music […]
11 Jun 2014
Album Review: Bobby Rush — Decisions
An authentic blues album is a rare thing in 2014. Maybe it’s a function of modern recording techniques; I don’t know the reason. But most attempts at capturing the blues […]
03 Jun 2014
Album Review: Clearlight — Impressionist Symphony
With precious few exceptions, attempting a classical-rock hybrid is at worst a fool’s errand, at best a thankless task. All too often, this most ambitious of goals – bringing together […]
02 Jun 2014
DVD Review: I Dream of Wires, Hardcore Edition
The producers of I Dream of Wires‘ “Hardcore Edition” weren’t kidding when they named the film. The original film is a lovingly detailed and insightful feature-length documentary look at the […]
30 May 2014
DVD Review: The Doors — R-Evolution
Many of the best-loved bands of the 1960s don’t own the rights to their own material. What this means in practical terms is that they don’t have the freedom to […]
28 May 2014
Album Review: The Grass Roots — The Complete Original Dunhill/ABC Hit Singles
It’s common knowledge that many rock and pop groups of the 1960s sat on the sidelines while seasoned studio musicians (see: The Wrecking Crew) played on the songs credited to […]
27 May 2014
Book Review: Huey “Piano” Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues
One need not dig very deep into the collected history of popular music to discover tales of artists who’ve been ripped off, gotten the short end of the stick, been […]